SOYUZ MS-29 LAUNCH: Roscosmos and NASA Approve Multinational Crew for Soyuz MS-29 Launch!

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Russia's state space corporation Roscosmos officially certified the primary flight crew at the Baikonur Cosmodrome on Monday, clearing the final hurdle for the launch of the Soyuz MS-29 manned spacecraft to the International Space Station (ISS). Orchestrated under the framework of the 75th long-duration expedition, the multi-national crew is commanded by veteran cosmonaut Pyotr Dubrov, flying alongside flight engineers Anna Kikina and NASA astronaut of Indian-origin Anil Menon. Speaking at a pre-launch press conference ahead of the scheduled July 14 lift-off aboard a Soyuz-2.1a carrier rocket, Menon highlighted the mission's high-stakes scientific itinerary, which includes pioneering microgravity bio-printing experiments designed to construct functional human organ tissues without the architectural collapse caused by Earth's gravity. The multi-month orbital expedition will also feature advanced operational testing of the anthropomorphic "Teledroid" robotic system—a motion-copying prost

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